To judge the other brothers, you look at Eric's success, and then remember that he's pegged to be the worst of the Staal brothers. I've heard that the youngest one(can't remember the name) is supposed to be the best.

To judge the other brothers, you look at Eric's success, and then remember that he's pegged to be the worst of the Staal brothers. I've heard that the youngest one(can't remember the name) is supposed to be the best.

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Just how many Stall brothers are there, is this like the Sutter family all over again?

Just how many Stall brothers are there, is this like the Sutter family all over again?

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I believe there is four, including Eric. And yes, Caniacforever, Eric is pegged off to be the worst. It's not a huge difference , though, so the other three won't get Crosby-type hype. They'll get their fair share of the media, though.

This "Eric is the worst of the Staals" stuff is just typical hype from the "younger is better" prosect adoring crowd. He went #2 overall in a draft considered to be one of the best ever. Now, I know it's early, but Marc isn't pegged to go nearly as high in most early reports I've seen on his draft. And to say the other two are going to be better is pretty absurd at this point. If I had to bet, I would guess that Eric ends up being the best of them.

This "Eric is the worst of the Staals" stuff is just typical hype from the "younger is better" prosect adoring crowd. He went #2 overall in a draft considered to be one of the best ever. Now, I know it's early, but Marc isn't pegged to go nearly as high in most early reports I've seen on his draft. And to say the other two are going to be better is pretty absurd at this point. If I had to bet, I would guess that Eric ends up being the best of them.

This "Eric is the worst of the Staals" stuff is just typical hype from the "younger is better" prosect adoring crowd. He went #2 overall in a draft considered to be one of the best ever. Now, I know it's early, but Marc isn't pegged to go nearly as high in most early reports I've seen on his draft. And to say the other two are going to be better is pretty absurd at this point. If I had to bet, I would guess that Eric ends up being the best of them.

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I don't know enough to say whether I agree in this case or not, but in general, I'd say this is overwhelming true, especially on a site like this dedicated to 'the future'. I think most of us are guilty of it, including myself. The younger the prospect, the more we look to see upside because we can't really say for certain how they'll develop. We tend to ignore or pass off weaknesses as being part of youth. We see a glossy young image of what we hope somebody becomes.

Then they have to actually develop and play stiffer competition and get drafted and traded and get passed up by others and we start looking for a younger player just bubbling with hope to get excited about...and the cycle begins again.

I have read how Eric considers his brothers more talented than himself. Who knows, by draft day in another year, Marc may be a top 2 pick and Jordan may be the next Sid Crosby. But if I were a betting man, I'd put my money on Eric being the best simply because he's 'made it' to the NHL and looks like a future star at the NHL level playing against other NHL'ers. And its a long journey.